IPhoto '11 crashing when making photobooks in Mountain Lion

Question

Hi all,
Am using a new '12 Macbook Air with Mountain Lion & iPhoto '11.
Am creating a photobook and it keeps crashing out.I get as far as editing a caption or two then spinning wheel....
Have rebuilt database, permissions etc etc within iPhoto. There's plenty of room on my drive.
Also have reinstalled ML.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Adam

Answer 1

Try deleting the iPhoto cache file:
1 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
     User/Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder. 
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2 - launch iPhoto and try again.
If that fails try this:  launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and try to create a new, test library. Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists.
If the new library works your current library is damaged and you will need to try the following (#1 again if you didn't try all 3 options) before going to #2: make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and  apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
Lastly:
Start over from scratch with new library
Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:
1. Open the library package like this.
2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
3. Drag the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window.
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This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.
Note:  your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
If the test library doesn't work either then log into another user account on your Mac and try iPhoto from there.  If it crashes there a reinstall of iPhoto is indicated. To do so you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name with either a .PKG or .BOM extension that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder and from the /var/db/receipts/  folder,
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Then install iPhoto from the disk it came on originally.
OT