[PoolBum]

I am running OS 10.411 and have kept up on all updates. I am also having a problem opening Address Book, although my system has not crashed. When I double click on the ap icon it does that little graphic blip as any other ap does. But then... nothing. Well, not exactly nothing. In the finder window it tells me the new time that I accessed AB. I have done a few things to no avail. I "verified" my permissions and was informed that there are no problems. I opened "show package contents" for AB. Then I removed one and then the other plist files and then both (bobw's post didn't specify which one). Then I tried to open it from within: Address Book/contents/MacOS and clicking directly on the ap file. I received the following report:

Last login: Sun Nov 9 06:27:27 on ttyp1
/Applications/Address\ Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Address\ Book; exit
Welcome to Darwin!
david-krolicks-powerbook58:~ Poolbum2$ /Applications/Address\ Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Address\ Book; exit
2008-11-09 06:33:18.488 Address Book[552] Can't read (null) error
logout
[Process completed]

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
David (PoolBum)