Haven't read it. But, then, I haven't been looking for it either. Why ? Good question. I went to my "library" and realized that, except for one book my kids gave me, I have no books on Model Railroading. All my books are about prototypes, the real thing!
I have always looked to reality for inspiration for my models. Part of that may be because I never played with toy trains. When I started in the hobby, I started as a model builder. most of my first layout was scratchbuilt, and there were elements of my " environment " included in the scenery. The kits that were part of my first layout (
http://www.the-gauge.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1199&d=1022536398 ) were gifts from family.
Yes, I was also inspired by folk like John Allen, and Jack Work, but that was for technique, and ways that reality could be miniaturized, more than actual layout building. Model Railroader, Railroad Model Craftsman, Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette, and the other magazines I have, I saved for the prototype plans and data that were there. The few exceptions are the more brillliantly executed model scenes, that I really liked.
I guess I've always stumbled to the beat of a different drummer, but that is how I approach modelbuilding, whether it is a model of a B&O boxcar, or the topography of a specific area, or a ficticious ( skipping 86 pages of how I researched Surprise, from "Master and Commander" ) sailing ship.
While I wouldn't be seeking this book, it may contain just the things you are looking for. Even if there is only one page of value to you, that's a page you don't have now. It never hurts to have reference material, go for it !
Pete