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Article: The Mano story.
- Article from:
- National Review
- Article date:
- June 15, 1984
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LISTEN to this superfatted nonsense. "Finally, after months of work, my new book THE AMAZING STORY OF THE MANOS IN AMERICA is ready for printing and you are in it!" Loud as water hammer, no? Appeals right to the old birth canal. A first and last edition: after all, "less than 1/1,000 of 1 per cent of the people in America share the Mano name." For $24.95 I'll learn how we 1/1,000 got that name and what it meant back when. Also, "little-known facts about the Mano population in the U.S." (good grief, they found out I'm so insecure I drink Scope before phoning.) Plus "an unusual Coat of Arms granted to an early Mano." Rare and valuable book: perfect Christmas present ...