Pretty Women: True Stories of Obsession, Aging and Acceptance

Lifestyle site for women Glo.com has compiled the best of its first-person essays on identity, beauty and body image. In this compact collection, the writers balance emotional honesty with wry wit, as they contend with food addiction, cosmetic surgery, Kim Kardashian and more.

Contributors include Shannan Rouss (author of the short story collection "Easy for You"), Natasha Burton (co-author of "The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags"), and Monica Corcoran Harel (author of "The Fashion File: Advice, Tips, and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men").