i found a site, too... HEY AUSTIN!!!

i miss you austin.

ok, this one has names of books on steinbeck, may help, may not... just a list for those who need books...:

http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/
biography/furtherreading.jsp

2 lines... hopefully it'll fit... not like aus's problem....
oh- the hyperlink doesn't seem to work for me, so copy-paste...

and i found the name of a book that is about all his themes and his beliefs shown in his works... google it to see more info:
Beyond Boundaries: Rereading John Steinbeck
maybe there's something like a quote from it on the net...
it has stuff like how he sees women and men, some stuff about some of his books...
brief summary of it on:
http://www.bibliovault.org/BV.book.epl?BookId=2980

peace out, and get your roughs done.

i love you aus.