This happened to me when I added way too much text in one contact's note area. The only way I was able to get around it was to import the contacts on another computer, delete the offending record, and put it back on my mac (after deleting my address book folder). >> For some reason my address book has blown up. I have made no system >> modifications and added no software, but when I try to launch my >> address book it bounces a few times and them closes. I can access all >> of my addresses through mail, but when I try to open mail it will >> just die. I deleted my address book preference file in my home >> directory, but still have the same problem. Any clues as to how to >> solve this.