How to restore address book from time capsule backup

I have a 500GB TC. I have lost my contacts from Apple Phone Book & IPhone 4 as I didn't select contact folder while syncing/back-up in ITunes. I see that I still have all my contacts in outlook but after spending few hours on intenet, I haven't been able to figure out how to import contacts from outlook or export from outlook to Mac Address Book.
Kindly guide me how can I get back all my contact from Outlook for Mac 2011 to my IPhone & Address Book.
Thanks for your help.

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    Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with restoring a contact from Time Machine. 
    It sounds like you are trying to restore the Address Book application.  The Address Book application is just the application and does not include the content in Address Book. 
    Instead, you will want to open Address Book and then launch Time Machine and restore your contacts from there.  Use the steps below to restore your contacts form a previous date (in step one instead of opening Mail or Finder, be sure you have Address Book open and in focus):
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    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH4256
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