--- product_id: 657158469 title: "O'Reilly Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation" price: "€ 137.63" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.es/products/657158469-oreilly-hands-on-large-language-models-language-understanding-and-generation store_origin: ES region: Spain --- # Comprehensive LLM guide Advanced LLM pipelines & semantic search Deep dive into Transformer architecture O'Reilly Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation **Price:** € 137.63 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Elevate your AI game with the ultimate LLM playbook! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** O'Reilly Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation - **How much does it cost?** € 137.63 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.es](https://www.desertcart.es/products/657158469-oreilly-hands-on-large-language-models-language-understanding-and-generation) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Optimize & Fine-Tune Like a Pro:** Gain practical skills in generative and contrastive fine-tuning plus in-context learning. - • **Master Cutting-Edge LLM Techniques:** Unlock the power of pretrained models for copywriting, summarization, and more. - • **Build Next-Gen Semantic Search Engines:** Go beyond keywords with dense retrieval and reranking methods. - • **Hands-On with Transformer Architectures:** Understand the backbone of modern language models for superior text generation and representation. - • **Explore Generative AI from Prompt to Production:** Learn prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation to innovate your workflows. ## Overview O'Reilly's 'Hands-On Large Language Models' is a 2024 paperback guide that equips professionals with practical knowledge on using, building, and fine-tuning state-of-the-art Transformer-based language models. Covering semantic search, prompt engineering, and generative AI pipelines, this book is a must-have for anyone aiming to lead in AI-driven language applications. ## Description AI has acquired startling new language capabilities in just the past few years. Driven by rapid advances in deep learning, language AI systems are able to write and understand text better than ever before. This trend is enabling new features, products, and entire industries. Through this book's visually educational nature, readers will learn practical tools and concepts they need to use these capabilities today. You'll understand how to use pretrained large language models for use cases like copywriting and summarization; create semantic search systems that go beyond keyword matching; and use existing libraries and pretrained models for text classification, search, and clusterings. This book also helps you: Understand the architecture of Transformer language models that excel at text generation and representation Build advanced LLM pipelines to cluster text documents and explore the topics they cover Build semantic search engines that go beyond keyword search, using methods like dense retrieval and rerankers Explore how generative models can be used, from prompt engineering all the way to retrieval-augmented generation Gain a deeper understanding of how to train LLMs and optimize them for specific applications using generative model fine-tuning, contrastive fine-tuning, and in-context learning Review: Goed boek voor wie zich wenst te verdiepen in LLM. - Goed boek voor wie zich wenst te verdiepen in LLM. Review: Great book that fills a much needed niche! - This is a great resource! The strength here is on sentence transformers, RAG, Agentic AI, and prompt engineering. This books covers those topics better than many others out there. Get this book and get started expanding your AI coding! ## Features - Binding: paperback - Language: english - Publication date: 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #20,903 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #122 in Computer Science #8,004 in Textbooks & Study Guides | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 211 Reviews | ## Images ![O'Reilly Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+-sxD0RdL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goed boek voor wie zich wenst te verdiepen in LLM. *by J***N on 12 May 2026* Goed boek voor wie zich wenst te verdiepen in LLM. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book that fills a much needed niche! *by C***T on 14 April 2025* This is a great resource! The strength here is on sentence transformers, RAG, Agentic AI, and prompt engineering. This books covers those topics better than many others out there. Get this book and get started expanding your AI coding! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent textbook with stunning visuals *by J***A on 21 June 2025* I am blown away at how Jay Alammar and Maarten Grootendorst’s visuals blend in with the theoretical aspects of LLMs. As an 18 year old who is obsessed with the intricacies of LLMs and working with different environments like LangChain and the OpenAI API, this book felt like a playground. On another note, if you combine this with Chip Huyen’s AI Engineering textbook as well as the FastAPI framework and containerization using Docker, you’ll have the tools to deploy AI systems into production in the cloud. ## Frequently Bought Together - Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation - AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models - Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.es/products/657158469-oreilly-hands-on-large-language-models-language-understanding-and-generation](https://www.desertcart.es/products/657158469-oreilly-hands-on-large-language-models-language-understanding-and-generation) --- *Product available on Desertcart Spain* *Store origin: ES* *Last updated: 2026-07-08*