Font problem in Kindle for Mac

I am having a dastardly problem with the Kindle for Mac software. The text gets compressed into a single black blotch of text.
(See this image for a screen shot: http://flic.kr/p/9r6kqw
I am at a loss. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I have validated all my fonts. I have requested help from Amazon and they threw in the towel (albeit very politely).
If anyone has had a similar problem and was able to resolve it, I welcome your insights.
Many thanks,

Aha! Both Georgia and Trubechet were missing from my system.
I installed them from another computer in the house and -- tada -- the fonts in Kindle for Mac are rendering properly.
Tom - you are my hero today. I can't tell you how many hours I have been fiddling with this problem. Thank you for helping me get it resolved.

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