diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index bca88de5..724af465 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ def convert_port_bindings(port_bindings):
 
 
 def convert_volume_binds(binds):
+    if isinstance(binds, list):
+        return binds
+
     result = []
     for k, v in binds.items():
         if isinstance(v, dict):
@@ -322,6 +325,9 @@ def parse_bytes(s):
     if len(s) == 0:
         s = 0
     else:
+        if s[-2:-1].isalpha() and s[-1].isalpha():
+            if (s[-1] == "b" or s[-1] == "B"):
+                s = s[:-1]
         units = BYTE_UNITS
         suffix = s[-1].lower()
 
@@ -380,7 +386,7 @@ def create_host_config(
         host_config['PublishAllPorts'] = publish_all_ports
 
     if read_only is not None:
-        host_config['ReadOnlyRootFs'] = read_only
+        host_config['ReadonlyRootfs'] = read_only
 
     if dns_search:
         host_config['DnsSearch'] = dns_search
diff --git a/docs/volumes.md b/docs/volumes.md
index de282140..db421557 100644
--- a/docs/volumes.md
+++ b/docs/volumes.md
@@ -19,3 +19,16 @@ container_id = c.create_container(
     })
 )
 ```
+
+You can alternatively specify binds as a list. This code is equivalent to the
+example above:
+
+```python
+container_id = c.create_container(
+    'busybox', 'ls', volumes=['/mnt/vol1', '/mnt/vol2'],
+    host_config=docker.utils.create_host_config(binds=[
+        '/home/user1/:/mnt/vol2',
+        '/var/www:/mnt/vol1:ro',
+    ])
+)
+```
diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index e0a9e345..97af11ee 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -808,6 +808,36 @@ class DockerClientTest(Cleanup, base.BaseTestCase):
             DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
         )
 
+    def test_create_container_with_binds_list(self):
+        try:
+            self.client.create_container(
+                'busybox', 'true', host_config=create_host_config(
+                    binds=[
+                        "/tmp:/mnt/1:ro",
+                        "/tmp:/mnt/2",
+                    ],
+                )
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.fail('Command should not raise exception: {0}'.format(e))
+
+        args = fake_request.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(args[0][0], url_prefix +
+                         'containers/create')
+        expected_payload = self.base_create_payload()
+        expected_payload['HostConfig'] = create_host_config()
+        expected_payload['HostConfig']['Binds'] = [
+            "/tmp:/mnt/1:ro",
+            "/tmp:/mnt/2",
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(args[1]['data']), expected_payload)
+        self.assertEqual(args[1]['headers'],
+                         {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args[1]['timeout'],
+            DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        )
+
     def test_create_container_with_port_binds(self):
         self.maxDiff = None
         try:
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
index 454a14e8..716cde55 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from docker.client import Client
 from docker.errors import DockerException
 from docker.utils import (
     parse_repository_tag, parse_host, convert_filters, kwargs_from_env,
-    create_host_config, Ulimit, LogConfig
+    create_host_config, Ulimit, LogConfig, parse_bytes
 )
 from docker.utils.ports import build_port_bindings, split_port
 from docker.auth import resolve_authconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class UtilsTest(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(parse_repository_tag("url:5000/repo:tag"),
                          ("url:5000/repo", "tag"))
 
+    def test_parse_bytes(self):
+        self.assertEqual(parse_bytes("512MB"), (536870912))
+        self.assertEqual(parse_bytes("512M"), (536870912))
+        self.assertRaises(DockerException, parse_bytes, "512MK")
+        self.assertRaises(DockerException, parse_bytes, "512L")
+
     def test_parse_host(self):
         invalid_hosts = [
             '0.0.0.0',