[texhax] Semi-bold font looking like MWE font

[Bob Tennent]

 >|Does anyone know of a font-family that does not clash
 >|with the font in the MWE, that supports semi-bold?

Libertine. BTW, here is what a *Minimal* Working Example
looks like:

  \documentclass{book} %
  \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
  \usepackage[sb]{libertine}
  \begin{document}
  \noindent This is normal text.\vspace{3pt}

  \noindent \textit{This is normal text in italics} - not strong enough to use for emphasis.\vspace{3pt}

  \noindent \textbf{This is semi-bold text}\vspace{3pt}

  \end{document}

Bob T.