Home Passive Solar Concepts Malcolm's Books Undergound America Day Malcolm's Earth Shelter Designs Order Books and Services! About Malcolm Wells Malcolm's Essays Book Reviews Discuss, Comment & Debate Earth Shelter Resources Contact Us on this page Books available from Mac Books still in print Out-of-Print Books Free media rate shipping within the U.S. on ALL books and plans purchased directly from Malcolm Wells. To order books, please use this order form. Malcolm's Books Available directly from Mac: (FREE shipping!) Cover Description Retail Price Wholesale Price Recovering America: A More Gentle Way to Build Amazon.com reviewer's rating: "It's a full-color photo journal of my trip around the US, shooting, mostly from hired helicopters, America's most sprawling buildings and parking lots. Also included are my earth-covered versions of many of the buildings. A publishing grant allows me to offer this hard-cover book for only $7." Buy 1999, 6.5" x 9", 144 pages, Hardcover ISBN: 9-9621878-8-7 $7 $4.20/each for 10+ copies $3.50/each for a full carton How to Build an Underground House "A step-by-step design and construction book showing a 1200 sq. ft. house on either a flat or sloping lot. Includes suggestions for expanding the building, staying out of trouble, things I've learned. Second Printing." Buy 1991, 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 0-9621989-3-6 $12 $7.20/each for 10+ copies $6/each for a full carton Underground Buildings Reprinted as The Earth-Sheltered House Amazon.com reviewer's rating: "A sketchbook of all my underground ideas. Widely reviewed. Now published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company." See the listing below for purchasing information. 1964-1990, 11" x 8.5", 220 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 1-890932-19-5 Sold out! See below. Sold out! See below. A Tiny Underground House (plans) "Only 320 square feet in area, the house offers all a person needs at a modest cost. (I once spent 2 happy years in a 225 sq. ft. house.) Energy-efficient, silent, dry, and easy on the land. Floor plan, elevation, perspectives, and a construction section." Buy 17" x 11", 5 Sheets $10 $6/each for 10+ copies $5/each for a full carton Bipad (plans) "A solar earth shelter for two busy people. Live together but have separate spaces. Composting toilet. Greenhouse. Separate carports and entrances allow private arrivals. 7 sheets of construction drawings + cover." Buy 1995, 17" x 11", 7 sheets $10 $6/each for 10+ copies $5/each for a full carton Underground Designs "My first book—1977—it's still going strong. Over 90,000 sold! 170 illustrations, mostly houses. The designs range from generous to tiny, and are intended as idea-guides for construction. No more reprinting after these, my last 1000 are sold." Buy 1977, 8.5" x 11", 88 pages, Soft-cover $7 $4.20/each for 10+ copies $ 3.50/each for a full carton   North-South House (plans) "A 1000 sq. ft. earth covered house that can be entered from the north or south. (Plans of both versions included). Featured in Popular Science." Buy 17 " x 11", 26 sheets $95 $57/each for 10+ copies $45/each for a full carton Underground Plans Book (plans) "Simplified construction drawings and details for 8 underground houses. From them you can develop construction drawings for your projects. This 1980 book's [noteworthy] flaws are 1) no plans for the house shown on the cover, 2) wooden (rot!) greenhouse framing, and 3) no word on radon gas. And rusty staples." Buy 22" x 11", folded, Soft-cover $14 $8.40/each for 10+ copies $7/each for a full carton Perspective "184 step-by-step drawing show you how to draw convincing perspectives without complicated measurements or drafting techniques. For amateurs and students as well as architects and artists." Buy 1993, 11" x 8.5", 96 pages, Soft-cover $12 $7.20/each for 10+ copies $6/each for a full carton Sand-tiquity (a.k.a. Sandtiquity) "This is a full-color republication of the book my daughter Kappy, and Connie Simo, and I did in 1980. Amazing beach monuments you can make in minutes with just a flat stick! No discounts on this one. I have to buy it from the publisher, Willow Creek Press." Buy 11" x 8.5", 96 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 1-57223-094-0 $16.95 N/A Classic Architectural Birdhouses and Feeders (Now sold as Build a Better Birdhouse. See below.) "I sold 7000 of these at the full cover price, $9.95, before Willow Creek bought the rights. Widely reviewed." See below. See below. The Successful Contractor "A book you don't want to leave on your coffee table if a builder friend is likely to visit you, not unless you want to have your tires slashed! It's a series of 50 big cartoons based on the worst experiences I've had in construction." Buy 8" x 10", 100 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 0-9621878-2-8 $6 $3.60/each for 10+ copies $3/each for a full carton Baseball Talk: What do they really mean by that anyway? "256 full-page cartoons illustrating such broadcast talk as 'he was caught stealing', and 'he's having trouble finding the plate'. Newly republished by Willow Creek Press." Buy 1997, 9" x 6", 256 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 1-57223-082-7 $9.95 N/A InfraStructures "This is my worst seller, and I had such high hopes for it too, after people like David Brower and Woody Harrelson endorsed it. It's full of earth-covered designs for everything from airports (yes, airports!) and bridges to public buildings and seaports. If you ask nicely I'll sell it for $10." Buy 11" x 8.5", 66 pages, Hardcover ISBN: 0-9621878-6-0 $10-$16 $6-9.60/each for 10+ copies $5-8/each for a full carton Underground Living This humorous book of full-page cartoons gives a lighthearted look into Underground Living. "I've put together a list of the 'ceptions and misconceptions that have attached themselves to this subject." Buy 2001, 6" x 9", 48 pages, Softcover $6 $3.60/each for 10+ copies $3/each for a full carton Other Books These books are either newly published or out-of-print. You can buy them directly from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or ABEbooks.com. Malcolm's Currently In-Print Books Cover Description Underground Buildings, reprinted as: The Earth-Sheltered House: An Architect's Sketchbook Average reviewer's rating: "A sketchbook of all my underground ideas. Widely reviewed." Now published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company/Real Goods Solar Living. Buy or See More info. 1964-1998, 11" x 8.5", 192 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 1-890932-19-5 Build a Better Birdhouse (or Feeder): New Designs in Avian Architecture Average reviewer's rating: "I sold 7000 of these at the full cover price, $9.95, before Willow Creek bought the rights. Construction plans for 25 bird houses and feeders." Buy or See More Info 1996, 11" x 8.5", 96 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 1-572230-49-5 Various Children's Books (Illustrator) Animal U by Robertson Davies Big Clean-up: The Adventures of Sophie the Squid and Eddy the Eel by Andrew McKaige Bravara Eagle Thunderbolt by Tom Langeloh Call of Africa by Thelma Chait Joey Moses by Susan Duncan Zangbu's Story by Zangbu Sherpa, Diane Scott, Malcolm's Oldies but Goodies Out of Print Books Cover Description Designing Your Natural House: Over 200 Rules of Good Architecture You Can Apply to New or Remodeled Work written with Charles G. Woods Average reviewer's rating: Malcolm Wells' dry wit and characteristic hand-written style appear once again in this collaboration with fellow natural architect, Charles Woods. Well and Woods share common goals of architecture that complements rather than covers the land, and offer myriad ideas and pointers to help you design a cohesive attractive structure, filled with visual balance and not-so-common good sense. Buy or See More Info 1996, 11" x 8.5", 243 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 0471285285 Passive Solar Energy: The Homeowner's Guide to Natural Heating and Cooling written with Bruce Anderson Detailed how-to showing how to design a home for passive solar energy. Lots of diagrams and photos. Also available in a second edition, updated for the 1990s. Buy or See More Info 1981-1992, 197 pages, Soft-cover ISBN: 0931790093 Notes from the Energy Underground (Editor and contributor) Read essays from this book. Buy or See More Info 1980, 7.75" x 9.75", Hard-cover ISBN: 0442256973 Gentle Architecture Buy or See More Info 1991, Soft-cover ISBN: 0070692440   The Children's Solar Energy Book Even Grown-Ups Can Understand written with Tilly Spetgang Buy or See More Info 1982 ISBN: 0806975849   How to Buy Solar Heating ... Without Getting Burnt! written with Irwin Spetgang Buy or See More Info 1978 ISBN: 087857199X Many thanks to the interesting and enlightening people and web sites that provided source material for malcolmwells.com: Paul Giambarba, Chelsea Green & Solarnet.org, Raven Rocks Preservation, and Terran Alliance, Please distribute the content contained in this web site. When you do, please give full credit to this web site address or to Malcolm Wells. Copyright © 2002 Wendy M. Mathias Almost all images, sketches, and "handwritten" text are copyright Malcolm Wells. Questions about this web site? Write the webmaster.