IPhoto 09 Book and Crashing Problems

I've been running into significant problems while constructing a 100pg book within iPhoto 09 that came pre-installed on my macbook pro. To start, the issue seems to be only affiliated with the iphoto book function (calendars seem to work just fine).
Here's what I'm experiencing:
I was in the process of creating a 100pg book. I had approximately 80 pages constructed. During my last session, I constructed the remaining 20 pages, and then began the process to submit the file for printing. It had significant issues suggesting that there were problems throughout my book. When submitting for printing, it indicated I had a problem and needed to resolve it before submission. At this point, looking through the book in iphoto appears to work absolutely fine with no exclamation points of any type.
As a troubleshooting step, I attempted to preview the file to a PDF. It had multiple errors and took a significant time to output because 20-or-so times, I had to click on a message indicating there was an error on a specific page.
So, continuing on, the file output with various problems. I then attempted to adjust the pages that had the problems (replacing photos, etc). During this process iphoto crashed. Upon reopening iphoto, I was unable to access the book at all - iphoto would simply crash.
In desperation, I restored the initial 80-page version. Now I've got that, and I certainly could go through the process of recreating the next 20 pages, but I wanted to verify that I wouldn't run into problems. In testing that, the crashing behavior is still present.
Next, I renamed the iphoto library and allowed iphoto to create a new and blank library. I readded the 5200 photos that I am sifting through for the book. Attempted to create a new book, added the 5200 photos, and then, without even putting an image on a page, tried to remove a photo from the book listings. At this point, it crashes. This is a new library, new file, new import, and same crash.
I've spent hours and hours and hours, and I'm no technological luddite. I am needing some solutions. Can anyone out there help me out?
If need be, I could provide a detailed error log that the crash produces, but as it's pages and pages of info, I thought I'd wait until someone asks me for it.
Thanks for your insights.
-Cody

1 - Apple does not have a problem - you do - this is a problem with your set up not with iPhoto
2 - this is a user to user forum so addressing Apple here has no value
3 - how are you previewing that fails - using the directions here - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 ? How does the preview fail? BTW the fact that you can not create a preview is directly connected to your inability up upload and is connected to the problem with your system
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