My daughter is a new bread baker and is asking for a bread cookbook for Christmas (she's an adult).  What are your suggestions?  TIA.

I think The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart is a good all round book, containing a variety of different types of bread. He also has other books on whole grain baking etc that build on his techniques. (For videos, if your library has the Hoopla service, a few of his Craftsy classes are on there and are helpful). Ken Forkish is also very good, Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast and others, and Beth Hensperger’s Bread Bible covers many types of bread. At last count I have 32 bread books according to Eat Your Books; there are so many types of bread, for example bread machine, no knead (Jim Lahey’s My Bread), sourdoughs, etc., but it’s probably a good idea to go for a more general book first.

I second Eliza's recommendation of The Bread Baker's Apprentice. It provides an excellent overview of the science of bread baking in layman's terms. Recipes include everything from a basic white sandwich loaf to a Christmas stollen. I would purchase the book just for the potato rosemary bread recipe -- one of my favorite breads to bake. From there, she can decide what avenues to investigate further. 

Might sound like a silly question but what sort of bread is your daughter looking to make? I know people that spend hours making artisan sourdough while others want a super quick loaf for packed lunches.

If she's newer to bread baking Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads by Bonnie Ohara is a good one, and she has video classes that often go on sale around the holidays.  I've baked for years and still found it a useful book, but it's geared toward basic concepts.  If she's more advanced I really like Daniel Leader's books, (Local Breads, Bread Alone). 

Sometimes it takes a few tries to find an author's technique or style that works for you so any of the classics (mentioned earlier) with good illustrations and inspiring recipes will be fun and useful.

For a total beginner, I'd add these titles that have some great recipes just generally but are especially good for beginners:

Della Fattoria Bread

Josey Baker Bread

Bread Illustrated

ETA: Only because no one has mentioend it yet, Tartine Bread is another classic of the genre specifically for anyone interestd in sourdough. The introductory 20-ish pages before the basic Country Bread I found very helpful to understanding the natural process of sourdough.

I have about seven different bread books and the one I actually use and use the most is Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Everyday. It has a very wide range of easy to make recipes, everything from pizza dough to danish pastry dough. 

Bread Illustrated by America's Test Kitchen is a pretty solid choice. Every sort of bread is represented and as your daughter gains confidence she can move on to a different style. 

The recipes are well-tested (that's ATK's gig, making them foolproof). The instructions are clear, and every recipe really has step-by-step photos to help guide you. 

A big strength of ATK recipes is their “Why the recipe works” section along with explaining the reasoning for certain steps. It’s quite educational about and reinforcing of skills and technique. Very experienced cooks may find the tone annoying, but I find it useful.

Thank you everyone!  She is not interested in making sourdough because of the time factor getting started but I thought I would give her some starter.  She is fairly new to baking bread and is just getting interested in baking in general.  I think the Bread Baker's Apprentice is a good place to start along with ATK.  I will investigate the other suggestions, as well.  Thank you again! 

I second the recommendation for Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day, for a straight-up bread book.

If you're willing to consider a cookbook that goes beyond just yeasted breads, you might consider one of Ken Haedrich's books. I love his Soup Makes the Meal, which has menus that each have a soup, bread, and salad. (I like it enough that I'm in the process of indexing it now!) "Bread" in this case includes muffins, scones, soda breads, flatbreads, yeasted breads, and more. The bread recipes are all very approachable and good. I also like The Harvest Baker, which has all kinds of baked goods, sweet and savory, that incorporate fruit or vegetables in some way.

I ordered books by Ken Haedrich for myself, ha!