One address book library for multiple users on notebook

Good morning! I have been searching the forums but only find solutions if you are running OS X Server. I just bought a MacBook Pro running Leopard and my wife and I have separate accounts so we can keep our iTunes libraries, etc separate. I was able to successfully share an iPhoto library and now want to do that with Address Book. Any tips on how?

I am new to the Mac and looking for the same solution of sharing the address book without using a mobile me account nor any other type of server. I have been searching the forums and have not found a solution for a very simple problem.
Can anyone tell me how to share the address book so my wife and I see the same exact address book and both have permission to make changes?
iPhoto was easy to share by moving my iPhoto library to the "Shared" users folder. I allowed read and write access to the iPhoto Library for both users, but my wife's account does get an error when it tries to save. It mentions that some recent changes may be lost. I double checked and my wife's account does have read and write privileges.
Perhaps this is what eeperman meant by limited function.

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