softcover. Zustand: Near fine. First edition. The successful Contractor (How to Make it Big in the Building Game), a comical interpretation of contractors' practices. Seven of the 50 rules in this book first appeared in slightly different form in the Cape Cod Times. Dubbed the "father of modern earth-sheltered architecture," Wells wrote dozens of books on both building earth-sheltered properties and the practice behind them. He also taught environmental design at Harvard University. Small closed tear at the top ofthe spine. 8" - 10¼". book.