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Chicken Chistes: An Anthology of Southwestern Humor

by Ben Romero

162 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-1841; ISBN 1-4251-0084-8; US$17.95, C$20.64, EUR14.74, £10.32

Chicken Chistes finds humor in everyday living. Composed of eighty short stories, it brings a smile or a chuckle as the human condition, universal to every culture is examined.

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About the Book

Chicken Chistes is a fun book that brings back the humor found in everyday living. It is composed of eighty short stories that bring a smile or a chuckle as they examine the human condition universal to every culture.

For those of us who allow ourselves to think like children, the anecdotes will remind us that life's small moments are worth remembering.

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About the Author

Ben Romero was born and raised in Northern New Mexico, the fifth of seven children in a Hispanic, Catholic household. Romero is a part-time Adult Education teacher in an ESL program (English as a Second Language), and uses some of his writings as material for teaching.

He has spent the past thirty-one years working for the US Postal Service and serves as Customer Relations Coordinator for the Central San Joaquin Valley. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management with a minor in Spanish from Fresno Pacific University in 1995.

Romero is a member of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and is married to Evelyn Romero, his wife of thirty-five years. They have five children and four grandchildren.

Chicken Chistes: An Anthology of Southwestern Humor is Romero's sixth book. Other titles include:

Chicken Beaks: Growing Up Hispanic

Chicken Beaks Revisited: An Hispanic Adolescence

Chicken Beaks Forever: An Hispanic Migration

Dance of the Chickens: An Anthology of Light-hearted Stories

and

Chicken Chisme: The Fine Art of Gossiping.

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