As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul GettyAuthor Contributor(s): Getty, J Paul Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Date: 06 26 2003 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW While writing his autobiography, Jean Paul Getty then perhaps the world's richest man hoped it would be the final verdict on himself, on his many friends and associates, and on his times. Regrettably, it proved to be so: Getty died in 1976 as As I See It was going to press.