▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁women ▁histor ians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁histor ians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁histor ians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : D w ight - Eng le wood ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Virginia ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Y ale ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Stephen ▁Bir n baum ▁( c . ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer , ▁journalist ▁and ▁comment ator ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁travel ▁comment ary ▁and ▁guide ▁books . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁print ▁media , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁radio , ▁including ▁appearances ▁on ▁three ▁major ▁U . S . ▁commercial ▁broadcast ▁networks . ▁ ▁Career ▁Bir n baum ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁man aging ▁editor ▁for ▁F odor ' s ▁travel ▁gu ides , ▁and ▁later ▁created ▁his ▁own ▁series ▁of ▁guide ▁books , ▁the ▁Bir n baum ▁Tra vel ▁Gu ides , ▁which ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁had ▁en comp ass ed ▁ 3 6 ▁books . ▁ ▁Books ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁were