Manual support for a multi-page document

A hand held device for manually holding in a person's hand an open multi-page document with a central spine or binding, said hand held device comprising a substantially U-shaped multi-sectioned element wherein said U-shaped element has a single, elongated, straight, wire shaped leg, said elongated, wire shaped leg having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end of said elongated, wire shaped leg having a ring shaped extension, said lower end of said elongated, wire shaped leg having a right angle short extension, said U-shaped element having a unitary straight leg shorter than said elongated, wire shaped leg, said unitary straight shorter leg having an upper free end and a lower end, said unitary straight shorter leg being parallelly spaced from said elongated, wire shaped leg at a predetermined distance, said right angle short extension having a free end and said lower end of said unitary straight shorter leg being attached to said free end of said right angle short extension such that said unitary straight shorter leg is parallelly spaced from said elongated, wire shaped leg, wherein said unitary straight shorter leg is flat, wherein said unitary straight shorter leg has a predetermined thickness and said single elongated, wire shaped leg has a predetermined diameter wherein said predetermined thickness of said unitary straight shorter leg is less than said predetermined diameter of said single elongated, wire shaped leg and wherein said free end of said right angle short extension has a groove therein for inserting and securing said lower end of said unitary straight shorter leg.