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book rest

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noun

  1. a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably

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To help you, pick up Deborah MacNamara’s book “Rest, Play, Grow,” as well as Mona Delahooke’s “Brain-Body Parenting.”

From Washington Post

“All of these are rest,” said Hersey, who released the book “Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto” in October.

From Los Angeles Times

To those groaning at the appearance of another Trump book, rest assured: “Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump” is more about Congress than the presidency.

From Washington Post

Martin had worn the gray hoodie in which he was shot, and another black one, “spring, summer, winter, and fall, even though Miami really only has one season: hot,” his mother, Sybrina Fulton, wrote in her book, “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin.”

From Washington Post

Alice Munro, Charles Darwin and Gabriel García Márquez are among the creative people with similar habits, a topic Pang dedicated a chapter to in his 2016 book, “Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.”

From Washington Post