{"product_id":"a-simple-guide-to-retrieval-abhinav-kimothi-9781633435858","title":"A Simple Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation","description":"\u003cb\u003eEverything you need to know about Retrieval Augmented Generation in one human-friendly guide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerative AI models struggle when you ask them about facts not covered in their training data. Retrieval Augmented Generation--or RAG--enhances an LLM's available data by adding context from an external knowledge base, so it can answer accurately about proprietary content, recent information, and even live conversations. RAG is powerful, and with \u003ci\u003eA Simple Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, it's also easy to understand and implement! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Simple Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation\u003c\/i\u003e you'll learn: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The components of a RAG system\u003cbr\u003e - How to create a RAG knowledge base\u003cbr\u003e - The indexing and generation pipeline\u003cbr\u003e - Evaluating a RAG system\u003cbr\u003e - Advanced RAG strategies\u003cbr\u003e - RAG tools, technologies, and frameworks \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Simple Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to enhance an LLM with relevant data, increasing factual accuracy and reducing hallucination. Your customer service chatbots can quote your company's policies, your teaching tools can draw directly from your syllabus, and your work assistants can access your organization's minutes, notes, and files. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Simple Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation\u003c\/i\u003e makes RAG simple and easy, even if you've never worked with LLMs before. This book goes deeper than any blog or YouTube tutorial, covering fundamental RAG concepts that are essential for building LLM-based applications. You'll be introduced to the idea of RAG and be guided from the basics on to advanced and modularized RAG approaches--plus hands-on code snippets leveraging LangChain, OpenAI, Transformers, and other Python libraries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter-by-chapter, you'll build a complete RAG enabled system and evaluate its effectiveness. You'll compare and combine accuracy-improving approaches for different components of RAG, and see what the future holds for RAG. You'll also get a sense of the different tools and technologies available to implement RAG. By the time you're done reading, you'll be ready to start building RAG enabled systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the reader\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For data scientists, machine learning and software engineers, and technology managers who wish to build LLM-based applications. Examples in Python--no experience with LLMs necessary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbhinav Kimothi\u003c\/b\u003e is an entrepreneur and Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Yarnit. He has spent over 15 years consulting and leadership roles in data science, machine learning and AI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abhinav Kimothi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633435857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633435858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs","brand":"Abhinav Kimothi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46866962383103,"sku":"9781633435858","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdd42bc8-bbaf-49a6-b69d-e83f005d5751.jpg?v=1747453566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-simple-guide-to-retrieval-abhinav-kimothi-9781633435858","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}