Beyond the breaking of the stone (Paperback or Softback)

Man is a meaning-seeking creature. We have an undeniable need to ask how and why. We look for answers to 'how?' in science and mathematics. For answers to 'why?' questions, we have to search in our experience of life and to explore the world of ideas, those of others and our own.

That's when words and ideas, suitably arranged, come together in a happy confluence of sound and meaning, signifying something worthwhile. The poems in this book are written in various forms and styles. Some rhyme; some don't. The meaning of some is perfectly straightforward; others are multi-layered. In some of the poems, the poet is seeking to meet one of poetry's familiar objectives, of conveying "what oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed". But he clearly hopes that some of his readers will be interested in poems that explore ideas that are less commonly thought. Some of the poems deal with contentious issues; some contain sexually explicit lines and provocative thoughts. As he says in his Introduction: "If I offend anyone, I apologise. But everyone should have the right to say what they think, just as everyone has the right to disagree or criticise."

The collection is divided into eleven sections: Love; Anger, Madness & Despair; Conflict & War; Danger & Fear; God; Hope; Life; Occasional Poems; Stories; Lyrics; Stuff & Nonsense.

Academic Record: St Marylebone Grammar School (1953 - 1961)B.A. (Hons) in English, New College, Oxford (1961-1964): M. Phil in Modern English Studies, New College, Oxford (1964-1966): M.A. New College, Oxford (1968).Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing: Founder Member of the Association of Media Evaluation CompaniesIndustrial Management Experience: Market Research Manager, Sandoz Products Ltd. (1968 - 1970): Marketing Manager, Sandoz/Wander U.K. Ltd. (1970 - 1973)Communications Management Experience: Marketing and Development Manager, and member of the Executive Committee of Visnews (now Reuters Television Limited) the world's leading television news agency (1973 - 1979)Managing Director, Panarc International Ltd (1980 to the present)Managing business consultancy projects (in market research, marketing and communications) and Panarc's own commercial ventures. January, 1985 to July, 2012, developed and managed Panarc's Media Analysis service based on Panarc's own Media Analysis (Max) programme. From 2012, developed and managed Panarc Publishing, a publishing operation for marketing his own and others' books.Website DevelopmentThe company's own websites are: www.panarc.comwww.panarcpublishing.comAs an adjunct to Panarc's Media Evaluation services, Paul committed the company to the research, development and maintenance of a number of informational websites. Amongst those developed and maintained by Panarc International were: www.ibnsaud.infowww.saudinf.comwww.kingfahdbinabdulaziz.comwww.hajinformation.com All Panarc's sites contain thousands of pages of in-depth research and are intended for those with a serious interest in the subject covered.Paul has developed of a computer program, DOCUPRAXIX, to fulfil the following functions: - Project Management- Personal Information Management- Document ConstructionPanarc PublishingTo develop the publishing activity, Panarc set up a publishing division - Panarc Publishing, a publishing house with its own website (www.panarcpublishing.com.