"cite a book" is a correct and common phrase in written English.
It means to mention or refer to a specific book in your writing. Example: "In my research paper, I will cite a book written by Jane Austen to support my argument on the societal norms of the time period."
To cite a book on Sartre in connection to Stone might seem a stretch, but these two men, it seems to me, lived parallel lives — Stone, the political journalist who dabbled in philosophy ("The Trial of Socrates" was his old-age best-seller) and published his own magazine; and Sartre, the philosopher who dabbled in political journalism and likewise published his own magazine.
To cite a book with one author list: Lastname, Firstname.
To cite a book with no known author: Title of publication.
To cite a book with multiple authors: Lastname, firstname of first alphabetical author, and then firstname, lastname for the rest of the authors' names.
Cite a book with one author.
He cited a book review in The Wall Street Journal two months ago by Frank Gannon, a former Nixon aide, who asserted that many questions about the scandal remain unresolved.
"Have you ever read 'Hackers and Painters'?" Nanis asked, citing a book by Paul Graham, the co-founder of the startup incubator Y Combinator, who has studied painting.
For those who want to dig deeper, Manjoo cites a book called "The Future of the Internet and How to Stop it," by the Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain.
In Philadelphia last month, citing a book he had read, he compared the Mets to a whaling ship that navigated safely through a storm.
He cited a book called "The Treasure Galleons: Clues to Millions in Sunken Gold and Silver," published in 1971 by a wreck diver named Dave Horner, who had spent years researching Spain's treasure fleets in the marine archives in Seville.
