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As I See It - The Autobiography Of J. Paul Getty (Paperback, New edition)
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As I See It - The Autobiography Of J. Paul Getty (Paperback, New edition)
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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. Now reissued with a number of new
illustrations, this autobiography introduces the famed tycoon to a
new generation of readers. Known largely for his fabled wealth, J.
Paul Getty was highly educated, competent in six languages, a world
traveller, and a committed collector of art. Getty describes how he
amassed his staggering fortune, discusses the prospects of
democracy, lists the seven key points success-oriented men should
know about women, and recounts undergraduate conversations at
Oxford with his good friend "David", the future King Edward of
England. The cast of characters who populate his intimate anecdotes
reads like a "Who's Who" of the 20th century: Winston Churchill,
Clara Bow, Nelson Rockefeller, Bernard Berenson, Bela Lugosi,
Jacqueline Onassis, Richard Nixon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charlie
Chaplin, and hundreds more. He discusses with frankness his several
marriages and liaisons and speaks about his notorious stinginess
and the often-bizarre problems confronted by the impossibly
wealthy.
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