The Grind

About the Book

Grind (V) to reduce to fine particles:
To sharpen; polish or shape by friction;
To press or rub together:
To work or study hard

- Webster’s Dictionary

Armand Sands, Roc Byrd, Mike Hinks, and Jay Wilson are African-American college students in Oakland CA, who want everything at any cost. And when the question, “ Do you want be rich?”, is posed to Armand Sands the Grind is set into motion.

As the four young men wander down the path of their twisted American dream, they encounter a few seasoned street veterans who at times serve up wise advice and on other occasions push, the four young men even further into the teeth of the Grind.

It isn’t until one of the four young men is almost killed, that it is realized that seeds of deeds past have matured and all the circumstances set in front of them are self made.

About the Author

Armand Sands was raised by his mother along with two younger brothers, in the northern California city of Richmond. Armand's mother worked two jobs to avoid the stigma of welfare and most importantly to provide a comfortable life for her children. And with with out fail she would always say "Go to school, so you don't have to work so hard...Baby! It was about the mid eighties when a very ambitious Armand began to notice th destructive wake he was leaving and loosely chronicled it from a different prospective. And even though Armand attempted many avenues for sucess, his absolute need to write seemed to be the most fulfilling.Armand lays it out flat in the first installment of "Tales from the Turf"