How to be a Failure and Succeed

Born in 1930 to poor parents in a depressed Lancashire mill town, the ailing and ultra-sensitive young Ernest Hall seems destined to vanish without trace.

But he doesn't. He first discovers a gift for music and becomes an outstanding classical pianist. Then the seeming impossibility of earning an uncompromised living from music leads to an office job in a struggling textile mill - ironically, the very life he wanted to escape from.

Undaunted, he applies his creative energy to enterprise and succeeds beyond his wildest dreams; first in textiles, then in property. And his passion for music is reignited, as the self-confidence he gains from business makes him an even more consummate pianist.

Yet nothing comes without cost. This book tells the remarkable story of a journey through love and hurt, and of the triumph of deep personal conviction over setbacks and corrosive discouragement.

Volume I of How to Be a Failure and Succeed is profoundly honest and often very funny; the unusual and inspiring story of a man who has been by turns artist and entrepreneur, and one for whom life will always be a work in progress. As Sir Ernest Hall himself says about his many moments of crisis and self doubt, 'The only failure is to give up trying'. Volume II (to come) will continue this remarkable account, with the founding of Dean Clough and the author's return to music.

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Author	Sir Ernest Hall
ISBN	9781846241635
Cover Type	Hardback
Format	234x156
Publication Date	24/4/2008
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Price:	£14.99

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