Address Book Shows Up - Cannot Quit It

My system boots up without Address Book in the Dock. But use the system for a little while, and it appears in the Dock. And it cannot be "quit." It cannot be "force quit" - no matter how many times I go to For Quit Apps and click on it to quit.
Any ideas on what may be occurring - and how to cure?

My understanding is that preference files can become corrupt if the computer is powered off without doing a proper shut down. This could occur if the computer is turned off by holding the power button or in the event of a power outage.
So forcing the computer to turn off without shutting down properly should be avoided if possible. Of course there is nothing you can do about an unexpected power outage.
The reason the corruption may occur is because the system was unable to save the preference file, or it was in the middle of saving when the computer was halted. When the computer is shut down correctly, the system does some housekeeping by updating directories and other things. If it doesn’t get the chance to do those, it can cause problems.
There may be other reasons for how preference files can get corrupted. It would be interesting and perhaps useful to know of others.

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