Insert "Last Name" in pages?

I have created a letter and would like to personalize it in the printing process by inserting "last name" on each letter - from a numbers or CSV file that contains "last name" column.
I'm stumped. It seems it only allows me to insert fields from my address book.
So I opened up my address book and attempted to drop my file with addresses into a new directory but it wouldn't allow that kind of action.
Can someone help me? Surely this is possible?

I've read that chapter, several times - and I must be blind. It always requires that I use my address book (which does not contain the names/addresses I'm currently trying to use). I don't see anywhere I can select a numbers file/column instead.
Can you point me to the area in the pages manual chapter 11 you are referring to?
As I mentioned, none of the names/addresses I am trying to use are in my address - nor do I want to add them (unless I must - and would then put them into their own directory - I tried this and failed).
I want to pull the "last name" from a numbers file and insert it into a letter, printing individual letters with "Dear Mr. <last name>, ........for 250 letters with a different name on each letter.

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