Cast upon the Breakers is truly inspiring From poverty to wealth - its what we all want and want for those we love, and here, our hero faces worse odds than most of us would, from villains scammers, cheats, and more. The story read great, the novel and plot is wonderful, as Alger knows how to write well and keep his page turner on track, but what I really like best is how he interweaves HOW success happens, as will as WHY, and the METHODS used. Now don't think that just because this book was written 100 years ago its 'old' and out of date, its not, its like reading any book on personal development and full of great tips that are timeless and just as powerful today as they were when the book was first written.