diff --git a/lib/bitstamp.rb b/lib/bitstamp.rb
index 9444b0c..bd341c6 100644
--- a/lib/bitstamp.rb
+++ b/lib/bitstamp.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ def self.ticker
     return Bitstamp::Ticker.from_api
   end
 
+  def self.order_book
+    return JSON.parse Bitstamp::Net.post('/order_book/').body_str
+  end
+
   def self.setup
     yield self
   end
diff --git a/spec/bitstamp_spec.rb b/spec/bitstamp_spec.rb
index 142411e..7b86585 100644
--- a/spec/bitstamp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bitstamp_spec.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
 
     Bitstamp.balance.should be_kind_of Hash
   end
+
+  it 'should have a order_book method' do
+    Bitstamp.order_book.should be_kind_of Hash
+  end
+
+  it 'should have bids and asks in the order_book' do
+    order_book = Bitstamp.order_book
+    order_book.should have_key("asks")
+    order_book.should have_key("bids")
+    order_book["asks"].should be_kind_of Array
+    order_book["bids"].should be_kind_of Array
+  end
 end