The Best Natural Language Processing eBooks for Beginners

Start your journey with the best natural language processing ebooks for beginners, recommended by leaders, experts, and readers worldwide

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Book Cover of Ashish Bansal - Advanced Natural Language Processing with TensorFlow 2: Build effective real-world NLP applications using NER, RNNs, seq2seq models, Transformers, and more

By Ashish Bansal – AI/ML leader with over 20 years of experience (you?) 

4.65
| 2021 | 380 Pages
Recommended for: 
Intermediate ML developers and data scientists. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn important pre-steps in building NLP applications like POS tagging.
  • Discover how to apply transfer learning using libraries like Snorkel.
  • Understand sentiment analysis techniques using BERT.
  • Apply encoder-decoder architectures for summarizing texts effectively.
  • Build applications that generate captions and answer questions about images.
Reviews:
Comprehensive Coverage
Clear Explanations
Practical Examples
Well-Structured
Advanced Techniques
Outdated Methods
Repetitive Content
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Rated Amazon Best Book of the Year
Recommended by Kirk Borne, Prakhar Mehrotra, Carla Gentry and 1 other
Kirk BorneAdvanced Natural Language Processing with TensorFlow 2 provides TensorFlow code for nearly every topic and technique presented in the book, including GitHub access to all of that code. The topics cover a broad spectrum of current NLProc techniques, applications, and use cases, specifically in the context of TensorFlow deep learning. These include sentiment analysis, transfer learning, text summarization, named entity recognition (NER), transformers, attention, natural language understanding (NLU) and natural language generation (NLG), image captioning, text classification (via a variety of methods and algorithms), and conversational AI. All your NLP favorites are here: TD-IDF, Word2Vec, Seq2Seq, BERT, RNN, LSTM, GPT, and more
Prakhar MehrotraAwesome book that provides a perfect launchpad for beginners to start getting their hands dirty with building modern-day NLP models. The book covers the breadth of areas in the broader field of NLP and strikes a good balance between theoretical aspects and practical implementation. The best part about the book is that it provides examples by using state-of-art libraries. I highly recommend this book both for beginners and industry experts
Carla GentryAdvanced Natural Language Processing with TensorFlow 2 is a great book and it will help out tremendously for those interested in learning more, hats off!!
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Book Cover of SB Wade - The Power of Natural Language Processing in Artificial Intelligence: Practical Applications and Deep Learning

By SB Wade – Seasoned Family Nurse Practitioner with over four decades of experience (you?) 

4.59
| 2024 | 160 Pages
Recommended for: 
Beginners in AI and technology. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn the integral components and history of Natural Language Processing and its potential.
  • Discover the main stages of NLP and their interactions within AI systems.
  • Understand the role of Machine Learning in revolutionizing human-machine interaction.
  • Explore practical use cases of AI and NLP across various industries.
  • Navigate ethical considerations and challenges in implementing NLP in AI systems.
Reviews:
Comprehensive
Clear Explanations
Engaging Examples
Beginner-Friendly
Practical Applications
AI Generated Feel
Complex Jargon
  • New York Times Bestseller
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Natural Language Processing Book made by AI

By TailoredRead – AI that creates personalized books for you 

4.98
| 2025 | 30-300 pages
Learn Natural Language Processing faster with a book created specifically for you by state-of-the-art AI. Our AI has vast knowledge of Natural Language Processing, and will craft a custom-tailored book for you in just 10 minutes. This tailored book addresses YOUR unique interests, goals, knowledge level, and background. Available for online reading, PDF download, and Kindle, your custom book will provide personalized insights to help you learn faster, expand your horizons, and accomplish your goals. Embark on your Natural Language Processing learning journey with a personalized book - made exclusively for you.
Recommended for: 
All readers across all knowledge levels.
You will:
  • Get a Natural Language Processing book tailored to your interests, goals, and background
  • Receive a book precisely matching your background and level of knowledge
  • Select which topics you want to learn, exclude the topics you don't
  • Define your learning goals and let your book guide you to accomplish them
  • Get all the knowledge you need consolidated into a single focused book
Reviews:
Insightful
Focused
Highly Personalized
Easy to Read
Engaging
Actionable
Up-to-Date
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Book Cover of Sudharsan Ravichandiran - Getting Started with Google BERT: Build and train state-of-the-art natural language processing models using BERT

By Sudharsan Ravichandiran – Data scientist & AI enthusiast (you?) 

4.56
| 2021 | 352 Pages
Recommended for: 
NLP professionals & data scientists. Intermediate to Advanced readers.
You will:
  • Understand the transformer model from the ground up
  • Learn how to pre-train and fine-tune BERT models for NLP tasks
  • Explore different variants of BERT such as ALBERT, RoBERTa, and ELECTRA
  • Discover simpler and faster BERT variants like DistilBERT and TinyBERT
  • Get insights into domain-specific BERT models such as BioBERT and ClinicalBERT
Reviews:
Clear Explanations
In-depth Information
Variety of BERT Models
Hands-on Examples
Practical Applications
Poor Printing Quality
Typos
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