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# Hands-on Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation

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Hands-on Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation : Alammar, Jay, Grootendorst, Maarten: desertcart.in: Books

Review: Great book - Great book with nice color print, page quality and packaging, lightning fast delivery.
Review: Review of the book - completed reading Hands-on Large Language Models by Jay Alammar and Maarten Grootendorst, and I must say, it’s a gem. The book offers a StatQuest-like experience for LLMs, starting from models like BERT to the preference tuning of large language models (LLMs). The explanations are intuitive, and the visuals make the learning experience engaging. Finally understood BertTopic and I can’t help but think about how implementing augmented SBERT for certain tasks at my previous company could have made a significant impact. Although it comes with a premium price tag, I believe it’s worth every penny for the visuals and clarity it offers. I wish it had included more on scaling laws, given their significance in understanding the exponential improvements and cost trade-offs in training LLMs. Including a discussion on that would have rounded off an already exceptional book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #172,311 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #21 in Computer Science Textbooks #675 in Computer Science Books |
| Country of Origin  | USA |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (365) |
| Dimensions  | 17.78 x 2.21 x 23.34 cm |
| ISBN-10  | 1098150961 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1098150969 |
| Importer  | Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd., 7/22, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi - 110002 INDIA, Email – customercare@atlanticbooks.com, Ph – 011-47320500 |
| Item Weight  | 730 g |
| Language  | English |
| Packer  | Bookswagon, 2/13 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, Sales@bookswagon.com , 01140159253 |
| Print length  | 425 pages |
| Publication date  | 8 October 2024 |
| Publisher  | Oreilly & Associates Inc |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book
*by H***U on 2 November 2025*

Great book with nice color print, page quality and packaging, lightning fast delivery.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review of the book
*by A***A on 30 November 2024*

completed reading Hands-on Large Language Models by Jay Alammar and Maarten Grootendorst, and I must say, it’s a gem. The book offers a StatQuest-like experience for LLMs, starting from models like BERT to the preference tuning of large language models (LLMs). The explanations are intuitive, and the visuals make the learning experience engaging. Finally understood BertTopic and I can’t help but think about how implementing augmented SBERT for certain tasks at my previous company could have made a significant impact. Although it comes with a premium price tag, I believe it’s worth every penny for the visuals and clarity it offers. I wish it had included more on scaling laws, given their significance in understanding the exponential improvements and cost trade-offs in training LLMs. Including a discussion on that would have rounded off an already exceptional book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good purchase
*by P***S on 31 August 2025*

Book was in good condition.

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