I became interested in Hollywood's bread recipes when I saw that, unlike other Italian-like breads, his recipes use fat. You can steam them or not. You can free-form the loaves or not. The recipes include some old English recipes I had never seen and other European fruit and nut loaves I would like to try. There are also new forms of loaves to make.
This is a great book for me. For a beginning bread baker. For me, it's perfect. Hollywood encourages varying the recipes and adding ingredients, and gives tips on what to avoid if you do. So go have fun and make more bread!