diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0c13e41..c061751 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ books_schema = BookSchema(many=True)
 ####################################### ROUTES #######################################
 @app.route("/books", methods=["GET"])
 def books():
-    books = Book.query.all()
+#    books = Book.query.all()
+    books = db.engine.execute ( "select * from book" )
 
 	# ignore ORM, its too slow.  Just select sub_book data and hand add it to
 	# the books object, and use it in jinja2 to indent/order the books/sub books