Author Elvin C. Bell began life as the fifth of ten children in a migrant farm labor family. From a one-room cabin in a cotton camp to the White House, and everything in between, he's lived a rich and colorful life. In A Life beyond Infinity, he shares a collection of essays of the people he's met from his experiences in the US Air Force, his assignments in the White House, as a reporter and writer, and as an elected representative.

Bell mixes sparkling smiles, smarts, sass and sorrow in describing his visits, conversations, and friendships to provide close-ups of everyone from...