Missing core applications?

[livendive]

Verizon GS3 here, had it since July and am generally happy with it. I'm headed overseas soon, and annoyed that I can't download rental movies (or purchased TV shows) from the Play store to my external SD card, but I'll live. I also bought and downloaded a book for the trip. When trying to confirm that it was stored locally and would thus be available during 10+ hour flights, I realized the only way for me to start the Play Books app is from the Play store ("You already have this app installed. Would you like to uninstall / open? ") . Trying to add an icon to my ui is useless, as play magazines and play movies/TV show up in my app list, but not ply books.
I have a similar issue with Google Talk. I use it routinely for school, but the only way I can get to it is through the long-press app switcher. It's not in my app list, nor is it in the Play Store, so if I haven't used it since my last reboot, I have to wait for someone to message me, thereby loading it into the app switcher/active apps thing.

Anyone else missing Play Books or Google Talk?

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[GSDer]

Are you using an alternate Launcher? It sounds like you have hidden those apps, so they won't show up in your apps list.

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[livendive]

Stock launcher. In settings>applications, both are listed as enabled. Is there some different way I could have have hidden them?

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[geekymcfly]

Stock launcher. In settings>applications, both are listed as enabled. Is there some different way I could have have hidden them?

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Yes there is another way to hide them. Open app drawer and hit the menu key. Scroll down and You should see show hidden applications.

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