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“Every so often a voice emerges from the archive so vivid that it seems impossible that it should ever have been forgotten.”  — Evening StandardA brilliantly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle to realize her dreams of “freedom and fantasy” in 1920s Paris, appe... Read More about Parisian Days (Pushkin Press Classics)

A scintillatingly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle for freedomWe all know families that are poor but 'respectable'. Mine, in contrast, was extremely rich but not 'respectable' at all... This is the extraordinary memoir of an 'odd, rich, exotic' childhood -... Read More about Days in the Caucasus

The retina is a layer of neural tissue that lines the inner eye and captures visual stimuli. This volume provides an update on retinal diseases, describing the genetic and pathophysiological basis of the diseases and advances in strategies to treat them. Topics covered in this essential volume incl... Read More about Retinal Disorders: Genetic Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition (Perspectives Cshl)

A scintillatingly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle for freedomThis is the unforgettable memoir of an 'odd, rich, exotic' childhood, of growing up in Azerbaijan in the turbulent early twentieth century, caught between East and West, tradition and modernity.Banine ... Read More about Days in the Caucasus

We all know families that are poor but 'respectable'. Mine, in contrast, was extremely rich but not 'respectable' at all.... Banine's family were peasants who became millionaires overnight when oil gushed from their lands - and the course of her own life would be just as dramatic. This is her unfor... Read More about Days in the Caucasus