{"product_id":"prompt-engineering-pocket-guide-gabriel-anhaia-9798258893475","title":"Prompt Engineering Pocket Guide: Techniques for Getting the Most from LLMs","description":"\u003cb\u003eWrite prompts that get results - not hallucinations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost developers treat prompting as trial and error. Copy a template, tweak the wording, hope for the best. This book replaces guesswork with \u003ci\u003eengineering\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether you use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or open-source models, the techniques behind reliable prompts are the same. \u003cb\u003ePrompt Engineering Pocket Guide\u003c\/b\u003e gives you repeatable patterns you can apply to any LLM. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside you will learn: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSystem Prompts\u003c\/b\u003e - Set the rules of the game. Control tone, format, and behavior before the user says a word.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFew-Shot Prompting\u003c\/b\u003e - Teach by example. Show the model what good output looks like and watch quality jump.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eChain-of-Thought\u003c\/b\u003e - Make the model reason step by step instead of guessing the final answer.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eStructured Output\u003c\/b\u003e - Get JSON, YAML, or any format you need - reliably, every time.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePrompt Chaining\u003c\/b\u003e - Break complex tasks into stages where each prompt builds on the last.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTemperature \u0026amp; Sampling\u003c\/b\u003e - Understand what the knobs actually do and when to turn them.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePrompt Optimization\u003c\/b\u003e - Iterate systematically with evaluation metrics, not vibes.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eCommon Pitfalls\u003c\/b\u003e - Recognize and fix the patterns that cause hallucinations, refusals, and drift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery technique comes with \u003cb\u003eclear Python code examples\u003c\/b\u003e you can adapt to your stack. No filler, no hype - just the prompting patterns that separate unreliable demos from production-grade LLM applications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for: \u003c\/b\u003e Software engineers, data scientists, and anyone building on top of LLMs who wants to stop guessing and start engineering their prompts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther books in Pocket Guides for Developers\u003c\/b\u003e (standalone, no reading order): \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSystem Design Pocket Guide: Fundamentals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSystem Design Pocket Guide: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eAI Agents Pocket Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThis book\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003ePrompt Engineering Pocket Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDatabase Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eLLM Observability Pocket Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eEvent-Driven Architecture Pocket Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eRAG Pocket Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel Anhaia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258893475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Gabriel Anhaia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665525018879,"sku":"9798258893475","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79062581-e04d-4807-ac76-af76e16596f0.jpg?v=1792012423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prompt-engineering-pocket-guide-gabriel-anhaia-9798258893475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}